South Asia - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in South Asia was 87.96 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 93.96 in 1990, while its lowest value was 70.90 in 1973.

Definition: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

See also:

Year Value
1970 72.43
1971 72.93
1972 72.03
1973 70.90
1974 71.30
1975 71.17
1976 71.60
1977 72.16
1978 72.47
1979 72.77
1980 72.88
1981 72.64
1982 72.39
1983 73.01
1984 73.10
1985 73.60
1986 72.15
1987 71.77
1988 72.31
1989 71.94
1990 93.96
1991 93.91
1992 93.89
1993 93.83
1994 93.04
1995 92.45
1996 91.80
1997 91.21
1998 90.60
1999 90.05
2000 89.19
2001 88.93
2002 88.32
2003 88.23
2004 88.16
2005 88.30
2006 88.24
2007 88.09
2008 87.96

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions